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Meanings of unwise in English

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                1
                It may even have been unwise, but his point is well taken.
                The Irish Times
                2
                The wise have rightly distinguished between these two; not so the unwise.
                Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
                3
                Others reject such complaints and call the current policy unfair and unwise.
                Reuters
                4
                It may be in the highest degree unwise; but never mind, go.'
                The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters
                5
                It was pointless to attempt pursuit and, he realised, quite possibly unwise.
                Bedlam
                6
                The war of 1812 was unwise, and in conduct it was weak.
                Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1
                7
                Hale and I thought it was unwise; he would have joined us.
                The Secret Passage
                8
                The early system of land sales in the West was most unwise.
                The Winning of the West, Volume 4 / Louisiana and the Northwest,...
                9
                So, you see, my Lady-Bronsohas been making unwise decisions for years.
                The Winds of Dune
                10
                Pathless the things beyond, pathless alike to the unwise and the wise.
                The Extant Odes of Pindar / Translated with Introduction and Sho...
                11
                One of our number was unwise, and she wandered from our camp.
                Empire in black and gold
                12
                Most of the Augustine members felt that it was an unwise investment.
                Wired
                13
                The unwise thing was starting it in the first place, my friend.
                Full dark, no stars
                14
                It would have been unwise, but there was nothing wicked in it.
                The History of Sir Richard Calmady: A Romance
                15
                Clinton apologized this month for her email setup, saying it was unwise.
                Reuters
                16
                The second expedient is as impracticable as the first would be unwise.
                The Federalist Papers
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